Doctor with Port Orange home charged in child sex case

Published: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 4:16 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 8:37 p.m.

A South Carolina doctor with a home in Port Orange has been charged with attempting to use the Internet to entice a minor for sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Dr. John Francis Williams, 66, of Blythewood, S.C., faces at least 10 years in federal prison if convicted, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

From his home in Port Orange, Williams used the Internet to try and persuade the minor to have sex, according to the indictment. Williams, an anesthesiologist, also offered to bring the child to Port Orange to have sex with him, the indictment said. The U.S. Attorney's Office intends to confiscate Williams' house at 1822 Wiley Post Trail.

Williams was arrested Thursday in South Carolina and was being transported to the Middle District of Florida by the U.S. Marshals Service, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Williams' indictment was part of an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations, the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office as part of Operation Broadband in which agents monitored social networking sites for adults interested in sex with minors, according to a statement released Friday.

<p>A South Carolina doctor with a home in Port Orange has been charged with attempting to use the Internet to entice a minor for sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. </p><p>Dr. John Francis Williams, 66, of Blythewood, S.C., faces at least 10 years in federal prison if convicted, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. </p><p>From his home in Port Orange, Williams used the Internet to try and persuade the minor to have sex, according to the indictment. Williams, an anesthesiologist, also offered to bring the child to Port Orange to have sex with him, the indictment said. The U.S. Attorney's Office intends to confiscate Williams' house at 1822 Wiley Post Trail. </p><p>Williams was arrested Thursday in South Carolina and was being transported to the Middle District of Florida by the U.S. Marshals Service, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office said. </p><p>Williams' indictment was part of an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations, the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Volusia County Sheriff's Office as part of Operation Broadband in which agents monitored social networking sites for adults interested in sex with minors, according to a statement released Friday.</p>